File:Drawing, Page of a drawing book; St. Christopher; Mary and the Child; Lucifer Appearing to Dante and Virgil, ca. 1590 (CH 18117813-3).jpg

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Summary

English: Drawing, Page of a drawing book; St. Christopher; Mary and the Child; Lucifer Appearing to Dante and Virgil, ca. 1590 (

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Artist

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus

Title

English: Drawing, Page of a drawing book; St. Christopher; Mary and the Child; Lucifer Appearing to Dante and Virgil, ca. 1590

Description

English: Horizontal rectangle. Two scenes on recto: at left A) St. Christopher nearing the left bank of a river, by which a woman stands near a lantern. At right: B) the Virgin holds the Child standing in her lap. Verso, vertically: C) Lucifer stands in his ice block crushing sinners with his teeth. Others wholly covered by ice are at his feet. Dante and Virgil are shown in the back, the first is seated.

Date

circa 1590

Medium

pen and sepia ink, brown wash on paper

Dimensions

16.5 x 10.5 cm

(6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches)

Collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

	Native name	Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
	Parent institution	Smithsonian Institution
	Location	New York City, United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 47′ 05″ N, 73° 57′ 29″ W
	Established	1964
	Website	www.cooperhewitt.org
	Authority file	: Q1129820 VIAF: 156924364 ISNI: 0000000406043167 ULAN: 500243970 LCCN: n80056822 NLA: 36170930 WorldCat

Current location

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design

Accession number

1901-39-2645

Credit line

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Notes

Type: Drawing
Country: Netherlands

Source/Photographer

Catalog Photo

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